ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Lindenwood baseball team (4-3, 0-0 OVC) picked up their first series win of the season with a 6-0 shutout win over St. Thomas (2-5, 0-0 Summit) at Lou Brock on Saturday afternoon.
Pitching was dominant for the Lions, with starter
Seth Benes (2-0) picking up the win after surrendering just three hits with seven strikeouts through the game's first seven innings. Benes has now tossed 14 scoreless innings to begin the season.
Lucas Niemeyer entered in the eighth and finished the job, preserving the shutout while allowing just a pair of hits.
The Lindenwood bats combined for seven hits, led by
Will Geary with a 3-5 outing. It was his fourth three-hit game of the season, and his fourth overall multi-hit performance.
Jake Radosevich led the Lions with two runs batted in with
Tyler Ellis and Sam Dricoll also driving in one run apiece.
How it Happened
After a base hit, hit by pitch, and walk loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the first, Lindenwood drew first blood with
Will Geary scoring on a wild pitch. However, following a second hit by pitch, the Lions were unable to bring any more runs across, leaving three runners stranded.
After a scoreless second, LU created some breathing room with a three spot in the third, with all three runs coming with two outs.
Ethan Cantareira got the rally started with a single before stealing second to move into scoring position and then reaching home on a
Tyler Ellis base up the middle.
Sam Driscoll followed that up with an RBI triple to score Ellis before taking home on a wild pitch to expand the Lindenwood lead to 4-0.
The next four frames were scoreless, with
Seth Benes facing the minimum through his final four innings of work.
The Lions added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth with a
Jake Radosevich base hit down the left field line that scored
Will Geary and
William Zareh, who had just moved to second and third on a passed ball.
The extra runs were a formality, however, as
Lucas Niemeyer shut down any hopes for a St. Thomas comeback in the top of the ninth, making it nine shutout innings to begin his freshman campaign.
Next Up
Lindenwood continues their homestand next weekend as they Welcome Northern Illinois to Lou Brock Sports Complex for a four-game series. Game one is scheduled for Friday, February 27th at 3:00 p.m.
